The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. The simplest ideas in mathematics can also be the most perplexing. Take addition. It’s a straightforward operation: One of the first ...

Correction & clarification: This article was updated to remove incorrect details about math courses and departments at the University of California, Santa Cruz. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Math professor ...

Google and OpenAI have solved decades-old problems — but the scientific community is beginning to discuss whether limits should be placed on the technology ...

Five years ago, mathematicians Dawei Chen and Quentin Gendron were trying to untangle a difficult area of algebraic geometry involving differentials, elements of calculus used to measure distance ...

Many students appear to be completing assignments faster while learning less from them. This conclusion comes from one of the largest studies of how generative AI is changing student behavior and ...